Contribuições para a superação de mitos sobre o tratamento odontológico no período gestacional: uma revisão de literatura

Abstract

Pregnant women are a group of patients that require special attention and comprehensive dental care. Absences from scheduled dental appointments, in Units of Primary Health Care (UAP), justify the need for studies to elucidate this issue, contributing to an appropriate prenatal care. This study attempted to make a literature review of the myths in relation to dental treatment during pregnancy, identifying how the literature addresses this question. Proposals, based on the literature review, were made, aimed at health professionals involved in aspects of pregnancy and oral health, trying to demystify issues related to dental treatment during pregnancy. For that, there was a systematic critical review, collecting available information on the subject by means of scientific method, with the general principles of exhaustion in pursuit of studies and the selection justified by criteria for inclusion and exclusion. Results were exposed with the aid of tables, presenting prescriptions and myths found in the performed review as well as other approaches that the central theme received in the literature. In conclusion proposals were made, searching for an effective insertion of dental care to pregnant women in their antenatal consultations.